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Patented May 2, |899.

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MACHINE FOR PERFOBATING AND WINDING PAPER.

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MACHINE FOB PERFORATING AND WINDING PAPER.

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No. 624,050. I Patented May 2, |899. W. P. KIDDER.

MACHINE FOR' PERFHFHTINGv AND WINDING PAPER.

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No. 624,050. Patented May 2, |899. W. P. KIDDER.

MACHINE FOR PERFDRATING AND WINDING PAPER.

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No. 624,050. Patented May 2, |899. W. P. KIDDER.

MACHINE FOR-PERFORATING AND WINDING PAPER.

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VELLINGTON PARKER ISIDDER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE MORGAN ENVELOPE COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHU- SETTS.

MACHIN FOR PERFORATING AND WINDING PAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,050, dated May 2, 1899.

Application filed February 3, 1891. Serial No. 380,049. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WELLINGTON PARKER KIDDER, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Perforating and Winding Paper; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention has for its object to provide a machine for perforating one or more lengths or Webs of paper and for automatically winding said web or Webs into roll form; and it consists in the novel construction of the separate devices or instrumentalities Which enter into the structure ofsaid machine and in the several combinations and subcombinations of such devices, all of which will be hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims at the close of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a side elevation of the machine embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view'taken on the line Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on the line yy of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detailed View of the device by means of which the shipping-lever which throws the machine into and out of action is locked and unlocked. Fig. 6 is a view of one of the axes or spindles upon which one of the unperforated rolls of paper is mounted. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional View of the perforating mechanism. Fig. 8 is plan View of the shipping-lever lock. Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic detail showing the parts especially arranged for perforating single Webs.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The main frame of the machine is preferably 'constructed of metal and made strong and steady, so that there will be theminimum amount of vibration when thcvmachine is in operation. Vhile this frame is made practically integral, it may for convenience of description be said to be divided into three parts, which are lettered A A A2, respectively, in the drawings. The partA supports the rolls of unperforated paper, the Webs composing which are designed to be perforated; the part A', the perforating devices and mechanism for controlling said webs before and after perforation, while the part A2 constitutes the support for the rewinding mechanism, or, in other words, the mechanism which winds the Webs after perforation into roll form.

B B, dzc. ,represent the rolls of unperforated paper, each of which is mounted upon a spindie or axis B', which in turn is mounted in suitable bearings upon the portion A of the frame,`so as to be capable of rotating therein and of being removed therefrom whenever a roll of paper becomes entirely used up audit is desired to replace it by another. The axis or spindle B is provided with heads B2 and B3, Fig. G, between which the roll of paper is retained, the head B3 being made adjustable and adapted to be secured in place by means of a Screw B4.

Secured to the portion A of the frame is a spring B5, which is adapted to bear against the head B2 with a degree of pressure that can be regulated by means of an adjustingscrew B6, working through the portion A of the frame and impinging upon said spring, as shown. tion-brake, and its adjustment regulates the amount of tension that is applied to the web unWound from the roll.

C C, the., represent a series of guide-rollers mounted so as to turn freely in a stationary frame C. These guide-rollers C C, dre., are located behind the perforating mechanism. Another series of similar guide-rollers C2 are located in a corresponding stationary frame C3 on lthe front side of the perforatiug mechanism, as shown clearly in Figs. l and 4.

Mounted in suitable guides D' upon the portion A of the frame of the machine are two vibrating frames D, that are connected by links D2 to arms D3 on a rock-shaft D, one of said arms D3 being provided Witha downward extension, upon which is mounted a fric- This spring B5 operates as a fric-A tion-roller D5, which cooperates with and re- Ipasses first over one of the guide-rollers C of the stationaryframeorguide U,thencearound the topmost guide-roller DS of the vibrating frame or guide D in the rear of the perforating mechanism, thence upward and over another of the stationaryguide-rollers C, thence horizontally through the perforatin g mechanism to one ol' the guide-rollers C2 of the stationary frame orguide C on the front side of the perforating mechanism, thence downward over said last-mentioned roller, thence around the uppermost guide-roller D2 ofthe vibrating frame on the front side of the perfor-ating lnechanism, thence upward and over another of the rollers C2 of the stationary frame or guide, thence around the guide-roller E on the portion A2 of the frame, thence around a winding-roller E, and thence to the mandrel or core E2, upon which the paper is finally wound. 'lhe web from the second or next to the top roll passes downward and over one of the guide-rollers C of the stationary frame or guide C', thence around the two rollers of the vibrating frame D, which are next below the top roller of said vibrating frame, thence upward and over another of the guide-rollers of the stationary frame or guide, thence through the perforating mechanism to the front side of the latter, thence downward over one of the rollers of the stationary frame or guide at said front side, thence downward and around the pair of guide-rollers in the forward vibrating frame, which arc next to the top roller of said frame, thence upward over another of the guiderollers of the stationary frame or guide, and thence over a guide-roller, feedroller, and upon the second mandrel or core on the portion A2 of the main frame. The webs from all the other rolls of unperforated paper are conducted in like manner over and around the remaining guide-rollers of the stationary frames C and of the vibrating frames D and to their respective vinding-rollers and cores or mandrels upon the portion A2 of the main frame, as will be readily understood by an inspection of Fig. 4 of the drawings, the rolls or guides of each of the movable series being arranged in different horizontal planes, thus sejarating the webs. From this it will be seen that in the machine illustrated, which is designed to deal with six rolls simultaneously, six superposed webs of unperforated paper will extend through the perforating mechanism at once, in position to be simullwhen driven down through the webs.

taneously perforated thereby, and that after being so perforated said webs will be wound upon their respective mandrels or cores, thus affording six separate rolls of perforated paper. Of course it would be impracticable to perforate these superposed webs while they are in motion, and it is because of this fact that the frames D are given alternately upand-down motions, such upand-down motions having the effect of causing the portions of the web which extend through the perforating mechanism to be intermittingly arrested or delayed a suflicient length of time to enable the perforators to act. This will be more clearlycomprehended by an inspection of Fig. 4.a Now assuming all the webs to be in motion through the machine, the upward lnotion of the vibrating frame D in front of the perforating mechanism and the simultaneous downward motion of the vibrating frame D on the rear side of the perforating mechanism will cause an arrest in the progress of the portions of the web which extend through the perforating mechanism, an arrest which will be but momentary yet of sufficient duration to enable the perforating devices to act, and as soon as said perforating devices have acted the reverse motions of the two frames D will permit the webs to be again fed forward the required distance before the perforators again go into action. 'lhe feeding and winding rolls rotate uninterruptedly while the perforating operations take place.

The perforating mechanism is of very simple character and a brief description will sufce to enable it to be perfectly understood. It consists, essentially, of a series of punches or perforators F, extending transversely over the webs and connected to thc common head or carrier F', a guide-plate F2, through which the punches extend and by which they are guided, and a perforated bed-plate F3, over which the webs pass and through the perforations in which the ends of the punches pass The head or carrier F, to which the punches are connected,is held normally elevated by means of springs F4, interposed between its ends and the frame of the machine, as shown in Fig. 3, and said head or carrier is intermittingly depressed by the reciprocation of a follower F5, that is guided in the upper part A of the frame of the machine and receives motion through cams or eccentries F, mounted on the main driving-shaft through eccentric-rods F7, as shown in Figs. l and Each time the eccentric D( on the main d riving-shaft D7operates to vib ate the frames D, so as to cause a temporary arrest in the progress of the superposed webs of paper, as before described, the eccentrics FG operate, through the eccentricrods FT, to depress the follower E'l and bring down the punches through said arrested webs of paper, and thus effect the perforation of the latter. In order that the vibrating frames D may be moved with greater steadiness and precision, one or both of said frames, and if ICO IIO

one only, preferably the forward one, is or are provided with depending arms D2, and the lower ends of these arms are fitted so asv to move up and down in guides D10 on the main frame, as shown in Fig. 4, while one of the arms D3 on the'rear side of the perforating mechanism is provided with an extension, to which a rod D11, workingin a guide D12 on the frame, as shown in Fig. 4, is connected, a strong spring D15, surrounding said rod D11 and extending between a shoulder D14 on said rod and the guide D12, operating to keep the friction-roller D5 at all times in close contact with the cam or eccentric D5, as shown in Fig. 4.

What are termed the winding-rollers E' receive their motion from the main drivingshaft D7 in the following manner: Upon the main driving-shaft is mounted a gear-wheel G, from' which motion is communicated through a series of gear-wheels G' G2 G2 to the shaft of the next to the lowest feedingroller, as shown in Fig. 4. Upon the shaft of the last-mentioned feeding-roller is secured a beveled pinion G5, which meshes with a corresponding beveled pinion G6 on the vertical shaft G7, extending from the top to the bottom of the series of rollers on the front' part A2 of the main frame; All the other feedingrollers of thesseries receivetheir motion from this shaft G7 by means of pinions corresponding to the pinions G5 and G5, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2.

As the operation of winding up each of the webs after perforation is the same, the description of only one set of the winding devices will be necessary.

Each web as it passes from its appropriate guide-roller on the stationary frame C1 travels over the stationary guide-roller E on the portion A2 of the frame, and thence downward and around the winding-roller E. This winding-roller,driven as before described, has its surface roughened in any suitable manner in order to increase its tractive action upon the paper. Upon it rests the mandrel or core E2, upon which the web of paper is to be wound, the ends of said mandrel or core being guided by suitable guide-slots E4,formed in the portion A2 of the frame, as shown in Fig. l. Before starting the machine the end of the web is brought around the windingroller E and secured in any suitable way to the mandrel or core E2, and when the machine is set in motion the feeding-roller acts not only to draw the paper, but also to rotate by frictional contact the mandrel or core, and thus cause the paper to be wound up on the latter. To secure the proper intimacy of contact between the winding-roller E and the mandrel or core E2, the pressure-roller E2, Fig. l, is provided. This pressure-roller is placed upon the mandrel 'or core E2, and as the forming-roll increases in size said pressure-roll rises with it.

The main driving-shaft is provided with a ily-wheel H, Fig. 3, a tight pulley H', and a loose pulley H2. A shipping-rod H2, operated by a shipping-lever H4, is provided for shifting the belt from the loose to the tight pulley, and a locking device H5 H6 is provided for holding the lever in the position which it occupies when the belt is on the tight pulley. "When the locking device H5 H6 is disengaged from the shipping-lever H4, a spring H7 on the shipping-rod H2 causes the latter to be moved outward until a brake-shoe or frictionsurface H8 on its outer end, Fig. 3, is brought against the cooperating friction-surface H9 on the balance-wheel and the belt is shifted from the tight to the loose pulley, thus stopping the machine.

It is desirable that each of the rolls produced by the machine should contain a uniform quantity, and in order that this result may be accomplished a counting or measuring device is applied to the shaft of one of the feeding-rollers. One form of such device is illustrated in the drawings, particularly in Figs. l, 2, and 5, and consists of a crank I, secured to the projecting end of one of the winding-rollers, and having its wrist-pini', Fig. 5, arranged to operate in a slot in the lower end of the bar l2, which is hung so as to freely oscillate upon a shaft I2. The upper end of this bar I2 bears a pawl I4, which is adapted to engage, as the bar is 'oscillated by the action of the wrist-pin I', with the teeth of a ratchet-wheel l5, mounted upon the aforesaid shaft I2. Secured to the ratchetwheel I5 is a pinion l5, which in turn meshes with a gear-wheel I7, having projecting from its side a pin 18. This pin 18 as the gearwheel I7 is rotated is adapted to strike a spring-pressed latch l2, to the longer arm of which is connected a chain-112, which in turn is connected to one member HG of the locking device of the hand-lever H4. This locking device, as shown in Figs. 2 and 8, consists of two bars H5 HG, pivoted together at H10, the inner bar H5 being pivoted to an arm H11, secured to the main frame. When the bars H5 H1 are brought into alinement, as shown in Fig. 8, the inner end of the arm HG strikes against a pin H12 on the bar H5 and is prevented from moving farther, and while the two bars are thus in alinement the hand-lever H4 may be brought into engagement with a shoulder H13 on the outer end of the bar H5, and thus lock the shipping-lever in the position that it occupies when the machine is in motion; but as soon as the pin 18 on the wheel 1T strikes the latch l2 and raises the chain l1@ the bars HG H5 will be drawn out of alinement, as shown in Fig. 2, and the hand-lever will be released, thus shifting the belt onto the loose pulley, applying the brake, and stopping the machine. The frequency with which the pin IS operates upon the latch 12 is of course regulated by the speed with which the ratchet-wheel I5 is advanced under the linfluence of the pawl l1, bar l2, and wrist-pin l5. By varying the speed of said ratchetwheel the machine can be automatically IOO IIO

stopped upon the formation of a roll containing any predetermined length of paper.

It is obvious that where but a single web of paper is to be perforated a single stationary guide for the paper may be used, and this single guide may form a part of the punching or perforating mechanism, all as shown in t-he diagram Fig. 9.

IIaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. In a machine for perforating webs of paper, the combination with a continuously-operating paper-feeding mechanism and a relatively-fixed intermittiugly-operating perforating mechanism, of two reciprocating paperweb guides for cooperating with the web of paper on opposite sides of the perforating mechanism, a drive-shaft, mechanism intermediate said shaft and guides for reciprocating them to alternately take up the web of paper on opposite sides ofthe perforating mechanism whereby the web is alternately moved and held stationary between said guides and mechanism intermediate said drive-shaft and perforating mechanism for operating the latter while the guides are moving in a direction to hold the paper web stationary; substantially as described.

2. In amachine, such as described, the combination with means forv drawing a series of webs of paper through the machine, two series of stationary guides, two series of movable guides and means for vibrating the two series ot' guides simultaneously in opposite directions; substantially as described.

3. In a machine, such as described, the combination with a series of feeding-rolls for supplying a series of webs of paper, a series of winding-rollers,two series of stationary guides for the webs and two series of movable guides for the same and means for vibrating the latter simultaneously in opposite directions; substantially as described.

4. In a machine, such as described, the combination with means for drawing the paper through the machine, of a stationary guide for the paper, two movable guides for the same,n1eans for positively vibrating said movable guides in opposite directions, whereby to periodically arrest the movement of the paper over the stationary guide and perforating mechanism for perforating a portion of the paper arrested while the same is stationary; substantially as described.

5. In a machine, such as described, the combination with means for drawing the paper through the machine, two stationary guides for the paper, two movable guides for the same, means for positively vibrating said movable guides simultaneously in opposite directions and perforating mechanism operating upon the arrested portion of the paper intermediate the stationary guides; substantially as described.

6. In a machine, such as described, the combinatlon with means for drawing a series of webs of paper through the machine, two series of stationary guides, two series of movable guides, means for vibrating the two series ot movable guides in opposite directions, aperforating mechanism located intermediate the two series of stationary guides and operating to pert'orate simultaneously the whole series of webs when arrested; substantially as described.

7. In a machine, such as described, the combination with a series of feeding-rolls forsupplying a series of webs ot paper, a series of winding-rolls, two series of stationary guides for the webs, two series of movable guides for the same, means for vibrating the movable guides simultaneouslyin opposite directions, and perforating mechanism located intermediatelthe two series of station ary guides and operating to perforate the superposed webs of paper in the manner described.

S. In a machine, such as described, the two series of stationary guides for the paper having the guides of each series located in different horizontal planes and having the co1'- responding `guides of the two series in substantially the same horizontal plane in combination with a perforating mechanism intermediate said two series of guides whereby the proper superposition ot the series of webs of paper and the presentation of the same to the perforating mechanism are insured; substantially as described.

9. In a perforating-machine, such as described, the combination with the punches mounted iu stationary bearings, of the two series of movable guides one on each side of said punches and with the guides of each series arranged in different horizontal planes, and mechanism for moving said guides alternately, substantially as described.

l0. In a machine, such as described, the combination with the series of stationary guides arranged as described of the two series of movable guides having the guides of each series arranged in different horizontal planes; substantially as described.

ll. In the herein-described machine, the combination with the stationary guideframes, of the independent movable guideframes, the links, arms and rock-shaft by which said movable frames are connected and the cam and spring foi-imparting motion to the rock-shaft; substantially as described.

l2. In the herein-described machine, the combination of the stationary guide-frames and their guides, the movable guide-frames` and their guides, the links, arms and rockshaft by which the movable guide-frames are connected, the main driving-shaft, the cam and spring for oscillating the rock-shaft and the perforating mechanism operated from the said main driving-shaft; substantially as described.

13. In the herein-described machine, the combination with the stationary guide-frames O', C3, and their guides, the movable guideframes D, D, and their guides, the links D2, arms D3, rock-shaft D, cam D6, on the main IOO IIO

drivingshaft, rod D11, and spring D13 all operating substantially as described.

14. In the herein-described machine, the combination of the punch-carrier, the guideplate, the perforated bed-plate, the follower 1 for depressing the punch-carrier operated from the main drive-shaft with the stationary guide-frames and their guides, the movable guide-fram es and their guides and mechanism intermediate the driving-shaft and the movable guide-frames by which the latter are positively and simultaneously reciprocated in opposite directions, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

15. In the herein-described machine, the combination with the vibratory bar, I2, the crank on the shaft ofone of the windingrollers, for oscillating said bar,l the gear provided with the projecting pin operated from said vibratory bar through the instrumentality of the pawleratchet and pinion, the spring-pressed latch with which the pin on the gear engages, the shipping-lever, its locking device and the connection between said locking device and spring pressed latch, whereby the shipping-lever is released when the winding-rollers have made a predetermined number of revolutions or when the rolls of perforated paper have attained a predetermined size; substantially as described. 16. Inl the herein-described machine, the combination With the shipping-lever, of the locking device consisting of the bars H5, H6, pivoted together and to the frame of the machine, as described, the said bar H6 being provided with a shoulder H13 for engaging the shipping-lever and the bar H5 being provided with a pin H12 against which the inner arm of a bar H6 rests when the two bars are in alinement; substantially as described.

WELLINGTON PARKER RIDDER. Witnesses:

J. E. MAYNADIER, EDWARD S. BEACH. 

